Table of Contents As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 10, 2010 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 Form 20-F o REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 OR ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009 OR o TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from to o SHELL COMPANY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Date of event requiring this shell company report Commission file number: 1-13546 STMicroelectronics N.V. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Not Applicable The Netherlands (Translation of registrant’s (Jurisdiction of incorporation name into English) or organization) 39, Chemin du Champ des Filles 1228 Plan-Les-Ouates Geneva Switzerland (Address of principal executive offices) Carlo Bozotti 39, Chemin du Champ des Filles 1228 Plan-Les-Ouates Geneva Switzerland Tel: +41 22 929 29 29 Fax: +41 22 929 29 88 (Name, Telephone, E-mail and/or Facsimile number and Address of Company Contact Person) Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Title of Each Class: Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered: Common shares, nominal value €1.04 per share New York Stock Exchange Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act: None Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuer’s classes of capital or common stock as of the close of the period covered by the annual report: 878,333,566 common shares at December 31, 2009 Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes No o If this report is an annual or transition report, indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Yes o No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days: Yes No o Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes No o Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definition of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one): Large accelerated filer Accelerated filer o Non-accelerated filer o Smaller reporting company o (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) Indicate by check mark which basis of accounting the registrant has used to prepare the financial statements included in this filing: U.S. GAAP International Financial Reporting Standards as issued o Other o by the International Accounting Standards Board If “Other” has been checked in response to the previous question, indicate by check mark which financial statement item the registrant has elected to follow. Item 17 o Item 18 o If this is an annual report, indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o No TABLE OF CONTENTS PRESENTATION OF FINANCIAL AND OTHER INFORMATION 2 PART I 4 Item 1. Identity of Directors, Senior Management and Advisers 4 Item 2. Offer Statistics and Expected Timetable 4 Item 3. Key Information 4 Item 4. Information on the Company 20 Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects 42 Item 6. Directors, Senior Management and Employees 81 Item 7. Major Shareholders and Related Party Transactions 100 Item 8. Financial Information 106 Item 9. Listing 109 Item 10. Additional Information 115 Item 11. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk 130 Item 12. Description of Securities Other Than Equity Securities 133 PART II 134 Item 13. Defaults, Dividend Arrearages and Delinquencies 134 Item 14. Material Modifications to the Rights of Security Holders and Use of Proceeds 134 Item 15. Controls and Procedures 134 Item 16A. Audit Committee Financial Expert 135 Item 16B. Code of Ethics 135 Item 16C. Principal Accountant Fees and Services 135 Item 16D. Exemptions from the Listing Standards for Audit Committees 137 Item 16F. Change in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant 137 Item 16G. Corporate Governance 137 PART III 140 Item 17. Financial Statements 140 Item 18. Financial Statements 140 Item 19. Exhibits 140 EX-1.1 EX-8.1 EX-12.1 EX-12.2 EX-13.1 EX-15.1 EX-15.2 1 Table of Contents PRESENTATION OF FINANCIAL AND OTHER INFORMATION In this annual report or Form 20-F (the “Form 20-F”), references to “we”, “us” and “Company” are to STMicroelectronics N.V. together with its consolidated subsidiaries, references to “EU” are to the European Union, references to “€” and the “Euro” are to the Euro currency of the EU, references to the “United States” and “U.S.” are to the United States of America and references to “$” or to “U.S. dollars” are to United States dollars. References to “mm” are to millimeters and references to “nm” are to nanometers. We have compiled market size and ST market share data in this annual report using statistics and other information obtained from several third-party sources. Except as otherwise disclosed herein, all references to trade association data are references to World Semiconductor Trade Statistics (“WSTS”). Certain terms used in this annual report are defined in “Certain Terms.” We report our financial statements in U.S. dollars and prepare our Consolidated Financial Statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”). We also report certain non-U.S. GAAP financial measures (net operating cash flow and net financial position), which are derived from amounts presented in the financial statements prepared under U.S. GAAP. Furthermore, since 2005, we have been required by Dutch law to report our Statutory and Consolidated Financial Statements, previously reported using generally accepted accounting principles in the Netherlands, in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”). The financial statements reported in IFRS can differ materially from the statements reported in U.S. GAAP. Various amounts and percentages used in this Form 20-F have been rounded and, accordingly, they may not total 100%. We and our affiliates own or otherwise have rights to the trademarks and trade names, including those mentioned in this annual report, used in conjunction with the marketing and sale of our products. CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS Some of the statements contained in this Form 20-F that are not historical facts, particularly in “Item 3. Key Information — Risk Factors”, “Item 4. Information on the Company” and “Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects” and “— Business Outlook”, are statements of future expectations and other forward-looking statements (within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 or Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each as amended) that are based on management’s current views and assumptions, and are conditioned upon and also involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results, performance or events to differ materially from those in such statements due to, among other factors: • significant changes in demand in the key application markets and from key customers served by our products make it extremely difficult to accurately forecast and plan our future business activities. In particular, following a period of significant order cancellations, we recently experienced a strong surge in customer demand, which has led to capacity constraints in certain applications; • significant differences in the gross margins we achieve compared to expectations, based on changes in revenue levels, product mix and pricing, capacity utilization and unused capacity charges, excess or obsolete inventory, manufacturing yields, changes in unit costs, impairments of long-lived assets (including manufacturing, assembly/test and intangible assets), and the timing, execution and associated costs for the announced transfer of manufacturing from facilities designated for closure, including phase-out and start-up costs; • our ability to utilize and operate our manufacturing facilities at sufficient levels to cover fixed operating costs in periods of reduced customer demand, as well as our ability to ramp up production efficiently and rapidly to respond to increased customer demand, and the financial impact of obsolete or excess inventories if actual demand differs from our expectations; • the impact of intellectual property (“IP”) claims by our competitors or other third parties, and our ability to obtain required licenses on reasonable terms and conditions; • the outcome of ongoing litigation as well as any new litigation to which we may become a defendant; • volatility in the financial markets and overall economic uncertainty increases the risk that the actual amounts potentially realized upon a future sale of our debt and equity investments could differ significantly from the fair values currently assigned to them; 2 Table of Contents • our ability to successfully integrate the acquisitions we pursue, in particular the successful integration and operation of the ST- Ericsson joint venture; • ST-Ericsson is a new wireless joint venture, representing a significant investment and risk for our business.